Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 63.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 78.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$1.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$1.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,636.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.22
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$64.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$739.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$471.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$193.31
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$392.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$7,636.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$2.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
$10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$33.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$8.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$42.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$41.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$96.18
|
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